Microtextural analysis of a glacially 'deformed' bedrock: Implications for inheritance of preferred clast orientations in diamictons

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-240

  Phillips, Emrys ^a   Auton, Clive ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clast microfabric; Clast orientation; Micromorphology; Microtextural analysis

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CLAST; CLEAVAGE; DEFORMATION; DIAMICTON; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE FLOW; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT; TEXTURE; TILL;

DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BATHYAGONUS SWANI;

EID: 40749155368     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1147     Document Type: Article

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